Food slicer



Feb. 3, 1942. L. SAMELSON FOOD s LIcBR Filed June 4, 1940 INVENTOR Patented Feb. 3,1942 7 1 1 p K T I 21 m I OODSLIGEM I 1 Lesterjf s amelson', Brid'gcpom; Conn. assig ior to v Lorraine Meta-lj -Manutaeturifi V Bridgeport; ConnL, a corporatiqnof N wv ork .Application-June 4, 1940;:Seri al No {cl im oils-1425 The present invention frelates to soft 1-foods.-

V an improved; food: slicer of; the type adapted to' .beused with;

' prises a substantially gx; shapd arm 15; stamped] -At bliggehd pf the arm a vdefood to be sliced can be placed and manipulated without further handling It is'aPf urtherobject-of the invention toi pro-j vide adevice in which the food-supporting tray' can be readily-removed for cleaning;

jects areobtained (by providing a base with a food-' According to the presentinvention; these; o bo: is v handle or knob l fromj sheetmeta-L- 1; member; I13 to -fo 1 p is pivotally amount f r s, ac o di o t eesen v p m pendentporti'o'm bent around the-rod-lil;e-

r .movemen t transversely.

the ab e fr m e-" e i wni fl t 'linesin Fig 2- to ha posi on shown in full-rlines- Y The 0 her end 5 r h h u te me bercan be manipulated; Entend-ing facross; the open receiving? tray: slidable along the upper surface 1 thereof and providing a fixedcutting member; adapted tov cooperate with' the food carried: by;

thev tray. to 1 cut the' samein desired slices.-

The ioodltrav oi the present: invention is made i I from thinmetal. and islprovided with downward ly projectingflanges at; the sides thereof which;

are engageable insl ots in the upper surface of the base to form guideslfor the sliding food-tram One end of the lfood;trayfis providedwith an.

upstanding wallwhich forms an abutment forthe fo'od'placedon the tray; and, at the sameQti-me,

a means by which'the tray can be moved into;

cutting position without the fingers' contactinga the vvfood on the tray.-

In the preferred-form ofthe invention,. the

dependent jwalls ar'disposed at anTangle to-the plane of the tray, 'andcooperating with similarly positioned slots in the'base to hold the 7 tray against accide'ntall removal therefrom. Means are also" provided'on the base for limiting t ached- 0 heat rs nd of t -s 'e e ewn B -:1 "and carried by'ear's l 9 ,-2fl dependent; from :the

arm, is acutting element 2]. This cutting cle -'1 mentis illustrated asbeingawire havingits ends any suitable manner, as by l e l f ed'fibm' I hefdepen nte rs .en b u rdlyt e e spotweldingoreby h Q Wire-asthe cuttir'igirelement"becauseofjts ,hi gli tensile strengthj When this type of wire is used,

p I" havebeen able to readily. and satisfactorily slice cheese, butt emf soft fruit and other Tfoods. of a accidental movement 'of th tray along the base. l 2

Other features and'advantages of the invention will be apparent fijom -';the specification and claims, when considered'in connection with the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a topplan View of the deviceh Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view, taken along lines 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of one end of the device. "I

Fig. 4 shows a perspective View of the tray.

As shown in the drawing, the device ofv the present invention comprises an elongate base ID,

preferably of wood, having aflatupper surface H provided with a pair of longitudinally extending grooves 12., -Adjacent one end, of the base 'a U-shaped rod 13 is secured in the side of the base in such a manner that the bowof the U projects outwardly therefrom and forms a sup-'- port for a cutting implement l4.

While the cuttingimplement may take'manv positi'on'and arm [4 has been moved to the posi tion 'shownin full lines in Fig. 2, the cutting elethickness; a

1 The tray being guided longitudinally of? the" mfvl s bi djee --w ff into position to cooperate with this fixed cutting r element, I have provided a'novel food-supporting I tray, as shown in Fig, 4,'comprisingia sheet metal plate 25 slidably disposed over thefup'per surface of therbas e and having atits longitudinal edges dependent flanges; 26, 21. These flanges extend into the groovesl2 inthe top of the base so as to, form aguide for theitray as it slides therealong to bring the food into properposition for cutting. I When-the foodvhas been moved to its proper",

against upward movement from the surface of the base while still permitting the tray to beremoved from the end of the base by sliding movement along the base. I

At the end of the tray, I have provided an upstanding wall 28, as shown in Fig; 3, against which the food to be cut may be placed and by which the tray can be pushed to move the food thereon into cutting position with respect to the cutting element so that the desired amount of food carried by the tray can be severed therefrom without contacting the food with the hands.

' To prevent the tray from being unintentionally slid from the base, I have provided an abutment 29 adjacent one end of the base to hold the tray against movement from the base in that direction, while the cutting arm, which is normally disposed over the base, will operate as an abutment at the other end of the base to prevent the tray from being removed unintentionally from the other end of the base.

When it is desired to clean the tray, it is merely necessary to lift the cutting arm and slide the tray off the base at that end of the base.

The base may be provided with handles by which'it can be carried about. In the preferred form of the invention, these handles comprise wire loops 3| secured to each end of the base and extending a substantial distance above the upper surface of the plate. The loops are of such a width that the food tray can be slipped therethrough when removing the same from the base. As is shown in Fi 2, the upper surface of the handle is substantially in the plane of the knob on the cutting element so that it serves as a means for protecting the cutting element from undue pressureand during shipment and when stored.

If the food product on the tray is a relatively, thin piece, which will pass through the handles as the tray is removed, the same can be stored in a refrigerator or other storage means without removing it from the tray. In this connection, it may be desirable to make the handles extend to a sufficient height to permit a small cake of butter. or cheese to be removed with the tray.

Variations and modifications may be made interlocking said tray to said base and for guiding said tray during sliding movement to bring food carried thereby to a cutting station; and

means at this cutting station for slicing the food carried by the tray.

2. In a food slicer, a base having longitudinally extending grooves in the upper surface angularly disposed with respect to said surface of the base; a sheet metal food tray slidable on the upper surface of the base, said tray having the side edges bent down to form dependent flanges located in said angularly disposed grooves for interlocking said tray to said base and for guiding said tray during sliding movement to bring food carried thereby to a cutting station; and means at the cutting station for slicing the food carried by the tray. v

3. In a food slicer, a base having a longitudinally extending groove in the upper surface thereof disposed at an angle to the surface of the base; a sheet metal food tray slidable on the upper surface of the base, said tray having a dependent flange located in said angularly disposed groove for interlocking said tray to said base and for guiding said tray during sliding movement to bring food carried thereby to a cutting station; and means at this cutting station for slicing the food carried by the tray, said tray being removable from the base for cleaning by sliding the same from the end of the base.

4. In a food slicer, an elongate base having a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves in the upper surface thereof disposed at an acute angle to the surface of the base; a sheet metal food tray slidable on the upperv surface of the base, said tray having dependent flanges located in said angularly disposed grooves for interlocking said tray to said base and for guiding said tray during sliding movement to bring food carried thereby to a cutting station; means at this cutting station for slicing the food carried by the tray, said tray being separable from said base by sliding the same out of the grooves at the end of the base; and handles located at the ends of the base and so positioned as to enable the tray to be slid from the end of the base.

LESTER SAMELSON. 

